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bi ophi l i cpav i l i on c ont i nui t y

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s i ngl er oom oc c upanc y

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Adayl i ght i nganal ysi swasconduct edi nor dert o det er mi net hemosti dealspacef orpubl i cuse andf oraecomachi net hatwoul dbeusedt o manageandr ecycl ewast e.

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Per hapst hemosti mpor t antconcer nf ort hi spr oj ecti st hei ssueofci r cul at i on.Pedest r i anmovementshoul dbecont r ol l edt hr ought hei mpl ement ofedgecondi t i ons,asnot edbyChar l esMoor e.

Byf or ci ngci r cul at i ont ot heedgeoft hebui l di ng, domi nat edbyt hef acadeoft hebui l di ng,pedest r i answi l lbeabl et oavoi dvehi cl esandr oadhaz ar ds.Moor eal sodi scussest hei mpor t anceof pat handpl ace.Thi si deahadast r ongi nf l uence onmypr oj ect .Thepat hi sani mpor t antest abl i shmentoft her out et ot her ef er encepoi nt .Ther ef er encepoi nti st hepl ace;andi nmybui l di ng,i ti s t hel obbyspaceandt hemai nexhi bi t i onspace.

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r ec ons t r uc t .

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Adayl i ght i nganal ysi swasconduct edont henor t h si deoft hebui l di ngf aci ngSummi tSt .t oanal yze howdayl i ght i ngwoul daf f ectpubl i cusedur i ngdi f f er entt i mesoft heyear .

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Thebodywass epar at edi nt odi f f er entpar t s bas edonf unc t i on:t hespi nal cor d,whi ch c ont ai nst hes t r uc t ur eandsuppor toft he body ,i sc onnec t edbyt hever t ebr aet ot he ot herpar t soft hebody .Theor gans,whi ch ar ear r angedi nt hemostef f i ci entway t hr oughoutabodyorst r uct ur et oensur e t hatt heor gani s mf unct i onspr oper l y .The s ki n,whi c hpr ot ec t st heor gansf r om t he env i r onmentandi smadeupofpor est o al l owf orabs or pt i onandemi t t anceofbact er i aandot hers ubs t ances,mai nt ai nst he appear anc eoft heor gani sm.

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TheMedi at hequef unc t i onsl i k eahuman body .Thes pi nal c or di sr epr es ent edasa r amp,whi c hc ont r ol st hepr i mar yc i r c ul at i on t hr oughoutt hebui l di ng.Youent ert her amp t hr ought hel obbyneart hemai nent r anc eof t hebui l di ng.Ther ampi semphas i z ed t hr ought heus eofi t sgl os s yc hr omef i ni s h.

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c i r c ul at i on

Thedes i gnf ort heaudi t or i um i si nt endedt o ac c omodat et hes ameammountofs pac e asal ar gec onf er enc ehal l .Thes pac ei s di v i dedi nt ot wol ev el s ,wi t habac k s t age,a c hangi ngr oom,s t or agec l os et s ,andc i r c ul at i ont hr oughoutt heent i r eper i met eroft he r oom.Theaudi t or i um i sf orbot hpr i v at eand publ i cus e,s oc onc er t sandper f or manc es c anbeac c ompl i s hedaswel l .

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pr oduc t i on

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shr i nki ngci t i es TheFai r f axcommuni t y ,l ocat edi nCl evel and,Ohi o,hasbeenunder goi ngpopul at i on dec l i neandur banvacancyasar esul tof t hes t at eoft heeconomyandt hej obf or ce.

Asar es ul toft hi sphenomenonknownas “ Shr i nk i ngCi t i es, �t hegoal oft hi spr oj ect wast opr ovi det heci t ywi t hani mmedi at e c i t yand/ orbl ockpl anwhi chr enewsFai r f ax asades i r abl e,f l our i shi ngcommuni t yi n whi c ht ol i v e.Byr enovat i ngexi st i ngbui l di ngsandbui l di ngnewonesandbyi mpr ov i ngt hel andscapeandcur bsi dewewer e abl et oac hi evet hi sgoal .

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Vac antl ot si nf l uenc emar k et abi l i t yand c ur bs i deappeal i nal l r eal es t at emar k et s andes pec i al l yol derc i t i es .Ther ec entpl anni ngef f or t sf r om t hec i t yofCl ev el andhas s hownt hatc r eat i v e,andpos s i bl yt empor ar yl andhol di ngs t r at egi esc anbeappl i ed t ot hedi v er s es oc i al ec onomi c env i r onment al i s s ueswi t hi nnei ghbor hoods .

Mul t i s c al ed/ c ompr ehens i v el ands c ape s t r at egi esc anbeappl i edi nmos tar easof t hec i t yt oi nf l uenc egr owt handv al ue.

Thus ,i ti swar r ant edt or ev i ewt hes ec onc ept satas mal l ergr ai n( i ndi v i dual l ot s / par c el s )andf ur t hert henot i onofr e c onnec t i ngnei ghbor hoods .

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ex t ens i on/ ex pans i onof c or edev el opment

Thedes i gni nt entf ort hi spr oj ec ti st oac c omodat egr owt handdev el opmenti nt he Fai r f axc ommuni t ybypr ov i di ngr es i dent s andc l i ent swi t hf l ex i bl e,pr ef abr i c at edhous i ng.Eac hpor c h/ pav i l i ons t r uc t ur ewi l l be abl et oex t endandex pandi nt ohous es bas edont heus er sneeds .Mul t i pl ev ar i et i esofhous edes i gnsc anbec ons t r uc t ed mak i ngt hi sdes i gns c hemev er yf l ex i bl e.

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c ont i nui t y .

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Wat eri st hedesi gnel ementt hatser vesas t hear t er ydi v i di ngpubl i c/ l ouderspacesand pr i v at e/ qui etspaces.Wat erandnat ur e c i r c ul at eandser veasacont i nuum t hr oughouti nt er i orandext er i orspacess uppor t i ngt hei deat hatnat ur ehasno boundar i es .Thef or mt hatt hewat ercr eat es i sr el ev antonal l l evel soft hedesi gn-f r om t hes i t ei nt ot hef i r stf l oorandupt ot he s ec ondandr oofl evel s.

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housi ng Ef f i c i entc l i mat eex pos ur ei sc ont r ol l ed t hr ought heus eofaggr egat i on,f ac ade,uni t or i ent at i on,l oc at i onands equenc eof s pac e.Thewes tf ac adef eat ur esas er i esof hor i z ont al panel sar r angedi nav er t i c al mannert hatf unc t i onsass hadi nguni t s and/ ors hel v i nguni t si nwar mc l i mat es .I n c ol dc l i mat es ,t hef ac adeac t sasas now c ol l ec t or ,whi c hheat st hes now,pur i f i esi t , andpr ov i deswat erf ort hebui l di ng.

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Theuni t sar ear r angedonaax i st oal l ow mor eexposur et ot heext er i ort os ur r oundi nguni t s.Eachuni thasi t sownbl ac ony wi t hshadi ngpanel sandar ai nwat erc ol l ec t i onsyst em t hatcol l ect sr ai nandr ec y c l esi t f orusei nt hebui l di ng.Thel i vi ngr oom and ki t chenar eont hebot t om l evel ofeac huni t whi l et het opl eveli sdedi cat edt ot hebedr ooms.

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uni tst udy

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kenti ndependentf i l m cent er

Thek enti ndependentf i l mc ent erac hi ev ed t oc r eat eanef f i c i enthar monywi t ht he nat ur al wor l dandhumanhabi t at i on,and mai nt ai ns us t ai nabi l i t yt hr oughpr ogr am c ompos edoft hes t udyoft hei nt er ac t i onof gr eens pac eandenv i r onment al t ec hnol ogy / gr eenr es our c es .Thi spr oj ec t i nc or por at esmul t i pl el ev el sofex t er i ori nt er ac t i ont hr ought heus eofbal c oni esand r ooft er r ac es .Thec i nemasac tasani nner t hr es hol dwi t hpr oj ec t i ngwi ngsonei t her s i dewi t hbot hi nt er i orandex t er i ors pac es i nbet weent hr es hol ds .

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Thecur vi l i nearappr oachwasbas edont he concl usi ont hatmor edi f f useds unl i ghtc oul d beexposedonacur vedsur f ac er at hert han af l atsur f ace.Thef i l m cent erac hi ev es sust ai nabl i l t yt hr ought heuseofar ai n wat ercat chmentsyst em andawas t emanagementsyst em.

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si ngl er oom occupancy

Sweepi ngc ur v esc r eat edy nami cmov ementbet weens pac es .Shel v i ngands t or agec ompar t ment sr es t r i c tanddet er mi ne c i r c ul at i ont hr oughouteac huni t .For mi s c ont i nuous ,s er v i ngbot hs t r uc t ur eand i nt er i ordi v i s i ons .St or agedi v i dess pac esi n t heuni tbas edonf unc t i onand pr i v at e/ publ i cs pac es .TheSRO c ompl exi s ar es ul toft hec ont i nuum off or mt hat mak esupt hef ac adeandaggr egat i on.Thi s f or ms er v esast hes t r uc t ur eandt he s pac edi v i der .

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t ool i ng Weav i ngpr oduc ess t r engt hbyc ombi ni ng t woweaks y s t emsi nar ec i pr oc al pat t er n.

Us i ngt hi si deaofc ont r as t i ngandov er l appi ngpat t er ns ,f or m andt hepr oc es s esof nat ur ewer emendedt oget hert oc r eat ean ar c hi t ec t ur ec ompos edofac ent r al c or e, wher et hemai nv er t i c al f l uxs houl doc c ur , andi nt er weav i ngpat t er nsofs ol i d/ v oi dt hat c r eat eds eper at e,c ont r ol l eds pac es .The pr ogr am i nc l uded:anar ts udi o,anar tgal l er y ,al ec t ur et heat r er oom,as pec i al ex hi bi t i ons pac e,andadmi ni s t r at i v eof f i c es .The ar tc ent eri sat ot al of6200s quar ef eet .

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Thecubi cevol vesi nt oanex pr es s i onof mul t i pl ei nt er sect i ngf or ms ,c r eat i ngs ol i d andvoi dedspac est hatmak eupt hel i br ar y .

Thedesi gni sdev ot edt ot hei deaofex pansi onandt her el at i ons hi pofpl anarf or ms andt hei ri mmedi at eat mos pher e.The l i br ar yi scompos edofanat r i um/ gat her i ng space,ar chi ves,ands ev er al c l as s r ooms .

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